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posted: 1/25/2008 at 4:21 PM |
We have the same car 
I'm on 41k miles now. I love them - so smooth.
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Goals for 2008:
10k - Phoenix Park - 6 April 48:47
1/2 Marathon - Longford - 24 August
Marathon - Dublin - 27 October.
Its Man v Distance. Distance is in trouble. |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 4:26 PM |
Quote from joeblogg on 1/25/2008 at 4:21 PM:We have the same car I'm on 41k miles now. I love them - so smooth.
Awww...did you name your baby, too? A friend of ours suggested "Dash," after the little zippy guy in "The Incredibles." It has been such a fitting moniker.
41k...what year is yours? Ours is an '06 (we took possession in March of that year) and has been such a dream. The plan has always been to hand it down to DS when he is 16. Dash will be 11, then--perfect first car (and he'll be forced to learn stick if he wants the car, too).
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Kirsten
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• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 4:50 PM |
| Cute car Zoomy!! |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 4:59 PM |
Quote from Mississippi on 1/25/2008 at 4:54 PM:Okay, I give up.... Yours is cuter, and faster. But, do you need a ladder to clean the top of it? 
Yeah...but only 'cause I'm vertically challenged! But mostly I just make did wash and wax the top.  |
Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 5:10 PM |
Quote from zoom-zoom on 1/25/2008 at 4:26 PM:Awww...did you name your baby, too? A friend of ours suggested "Dash," after the little zippy guy in "The Incredibles." It has been such a fitting moniker. 41k...what year is yours? Ours is an '06 (we took possession in March of that year) and has been such a dream. The plan has always been to hand it down to DS when he is 16. Dash will be 11, then--perfect first car (and he'll be forced to learn stick if he wants the car, too).
04, picked it up 2 years ago - still going well. no name for it yet but i do order it about "take me to the shops / park / surf"
Mine is right hand drive over here so everything is opposite to yours.
He'll be getting a nice well cared for puppy - wish i got one at 16
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Goals for 2008:
10k - Phoenix Park - 6 April 48:47
1/2 Marathon - Longford - 24 August
Marathon - Dublin - 27 October.
Its Man v Distance. Distance is in trouble. |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 5:14 PM |
Quote from joeblogg on 1/25/2008 at 5:10 PM:He'll be getting a nice well cared for puppy - wish i got one at 16
No joke! My first car was an '87 Mazda 626 LX (also red...I apparently have a thing for red Mazdas). I was 21 and it was 8. Gutless with 120k miles on it. It was definitely at that point in its life-span where it needed a ton of things replaced (just a few months in the transmission died--that was the last automatic I ever owned or plan to own--ouch). But it was still a very reliable car.
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Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 5:21 PM
modified: 1/25/2008 at 5:25 PM |
I never had an automatic, you dont see many in Ireland. Dont see the point in them, they're too eh automated. its like playing a video game or something, you need the flexibility of changing gear when needed and to be in control.
I have to say, I got the 1.3 litre and it lacks a little poke overtaking - other than that sweet wheels.
MTA: and it would make your jaw drop what we pay for vehicles in Ireland - i just did a euro to dollar conversion there and what i paid for this can 2 years ago comes in at $19,900. insane eh |
Goals for 2008:
10k - Phoenix Park - 6 April 48:47
1/2 Marathon - Longford - 24 August
Marathon - Dublin - 27 October.
Its Man v Distance. Distance is in trouble. |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 5:27 PM |
| Quote from joeblogg on 1/25/2008 at 5:21 PM: I never had an automatic, you dont see many in Ireland. Dont see the point in them, they're too eh automated. its like playing a video game or something, you need the flexibility of changing gear when needed and to be in control.
I have to say, I got the 1.3 litre and it lacks a little poke overtaking - other than that sweet wheels.
Yeah...me no likey automatics. Especially in a snowy area. The 3 with good snow tires is amazing in all weather.
Is 1.3 the standard engine in the UK and Ireland? I think the 2.0 was the standard for the i model and the 2.3 the standard for the S (which is what all the hatchbacks are in the US). Ours was rated at 160hp when we bought it, but they have since changed the rating and I think it falls into 155 or something like that. Even the base i with the 2.0 was rated 150hp.
Power is a big seller in the US (along with crap fuel economy...*sigh*). 160hp seems very peppy to me, compared with cars I have driven in the past (my previous car was a 2L 110hp, I believe). I think 200hp is more typical here for the average car on the road. And trucks and SUVs often have much larger and more powerful engines than that. Big waste, IMO.
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Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 5:29 PM |
| Quote from joeblogg on 1/25/2008 at 5:21 PM: MTA: and it would make your jaw drop what we pay for vehicles in Ireland - i just did a euro to dollar conversion there and what i paid for this can 2 years ago comes in at $19,900. insane eh
Wow, USED?! That's about what we paid for a fairly loaded S with the Touring package (not the Grand Touring, so we don't have the heated leather seats, LED tails, HID heads, etc.). We opted for the auto-dimming rearview mirror, 6 disc in-dash CD/sunroof/moonroof package, though. Priorities! |
Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 5:35 PM |
Yeah 2 years used for that price - no extras. auto dealers have it good here. If I got the ferry to UK, say London, where cars are much cheaper, I get charged a VRT (govt tax) which brings the car up to - exactly the same as retail here.
Anyone thats been to Ireland will confirm, prices are crazy here. A morning coffee and the paper is around $6.70 in Dublin.
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Goals for 2008:
10k - Phoenix Park - 6 April 48:47
1/2 Marathon - Longford - 24 August
Marathon - Dublin - 27 October.
Its Man v Distance. Distance is in trouble. |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 10:45 PM |
| Quote from joeblogg on 1/25/2008 at 5:35 PM: Yeah 2 years used for that price - no extras. auto dealers have it good here. If I got the ferry to UK, say London, where cars are much cheaper, I get charged a VRT (govt tax) which brings the car up to - exactly the same as retail here.
Anyone thats been to Ireland will confirm, prices are crazy here. A morning coffee and the paper is around $6.70 in Dublin.
Gah, it's like you guys are a captive audience. That really stinks. |
Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 10:48 PM |
Oh. Zoom-Zoom. I get it now 
I'm so slow sometimes.
I almost bought the 3. Really wanted the Speed3.
Bought a prius instead. Now I drive it 3 miles to my commuter lot. I'm such an idiot. |
I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it.
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posted: 1/25/2008 at 11:04 PM |
Quote from dgb2n on 1/25/2008 at 10:48 PM:Oh. Zoom-Zoom. I get it now I'm so slow sometimes. I almost bought the 3. Really wanted the Speed3. Bought a prius instead. Now I drive it 3 miles to my commuter lot. I'm such an idiot.
Yeah, the zoom-zoom sure has nothing to do with my pace (though I hope to someday be as cute, peppy, and speedy as my little car). 
Ahhh...the Mazdaspeed 3... *drools* That came out the year after ours, but we wouldn't have gotten it, anyhow...more $, more gas, more insurance, probably not great on Winter roads. *sigh*
Oh, no, a Prius for such short trips...  Can you trade it in? |
Kirsten
• Ladies Locker Room •
.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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